BACKGROUND
Technologies for Managing Transportation Infrastructure Assets
Recognizing the importance of preserving national highway infrastructure assets, a one trillion
dollars investment, the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) has recently established an
exclusive Office of Asset Management (1). The purpose is to monitor and manage all
transportation infrastructure components within the right-of-way including: pavements, bridges,
tunnels, interchanges, roadside safety hardware, and drainage structures. The concept of modern